Assigning priority for an automated assistant according to a dynamic user queue and/or multi-modality presence detection

ABSTRACT

Implementations relate to an automated assistant that provides and manages output from one or more elements of output hardware of a computing device. The automated assistant manages dynamic adjustment of access permissions to the computing device according to, for example, a detected presence of one or more users. An active-user queue can be established each time a unique user enters a viewing window of a camera of the computing device when, up to that point, no user was considered active. Multiple image frames can be captured via the camera and processed to determine whether an initial user remains in the viewing window and/or whether another user has entered the viewing window. The initial user can be considered active as long as they are exclusively detected in the viewing window. Restricted content associated with the user may be rendered by the computing device whilst the user is active.

BACKGROUND

Humans may engage in human-to-computer dialogs with interactive softwareapplications referred to herein as “automated assistants” (also referredto as “digital agents,” “chatbots,” “interactive personal assistants,”“intelligent personal assistants,” “conversational agents,” etc.). Forexample, humans (which when they interact with automated assistants maybe referred to as “users”) may provide commands and/or requests usingspoken natural language input (i.e., utterances) which may in some casesbe converted into text and then processed, and/or by providing textual(e.g., typed) natural language input.

In some instances, an automated assistant may respond to a particularuser according to whether a voice signature of the user corresponds to arestricted account that is accessible upon voice verification. However,as a number of users near an automated assistant device increases,background noise and other voices can be detected by the automatedassistant, causing the automated assistant to lose track of whether theparticular user is still present. This can be especially problematicwhen a particular user has been authenticated via voice verification butsubsequently leaves a vicinity of the automated assistant device. As aresult, a display panel of the automated assistant device may continuerendering restricted data that the particular authenticated user wasaccessing, despite the user no longer being present. Furthermore, whenan automated assistant continues to render data for an initial user thathas left a vicinity of the automated assistant device, such renderingcan waste computational resources. Moreover, wasteful latency can beexhibited by the automated assistant device when another user enters thevicinity of the automated assistant device, but the automated assistantdevice continues rendering data with the expectation that the initialuser is still present.

SUMMARY

Implementations set forth herein relate to control of computing hardwareto render particular outputs. The particular outputs may be rendered bythe computing hardware for particular authenticated users and maycomprise access-restricted data. The computing hardware, which isdiscussed below in the context of a computing device, is used todetermine users which are active at the computing device by, forexample, controlling a camera to capture aspects of an environmentaround the device. An active-user queue for dynamically adjusting accesspermissions at the device according to, for example, a detected presenceof one or more users near the particular computing device isestablished. Initially, when no user is considered active, theactive-user queue can be established in response to a user entering afield of view of a camera of the computing device. Multiple image framescaptured via the camera can be processed to determine whether an initialuser is within the viewing window and/or whether any other users haveentered the viewing window. The initial user can be considered active aslong as they are exclusively detected in the viewing window. However,should the other user enter the viewing window, the other user can beassigned priority access to the device when one or more conditions aresatisfied. By assigning access priorities in this way, access-restricteddata, associated with particular users, can be protected from users thatmay access the computing device subsequent to the initial user leavingthe field of view of the camera. In some implementations, this canensure that systems, such as machinery or other safety-sensitiveapparatuses, which are controllable using the access-restricted datarendered for a particular user of the device cannot be taken over andcontrolled by unauthorized users once the particular user is no longeractive at, or otherwise controlling, the device. Furthermore, latencythat is otherwise introduced via authentication procedures can bemitigated, thereby preserving computational resources that can be wastedduring periods of latency. Yet further, in various implementations,personalized or otherwise access-restricted content for a given user canbe prefetched (e.g., from a remote server) and/or pre-compiled (e.g.,prepared for rendering on-device) responsive to the given user enteringthe user queue for the device, but before the given user has priority inthe user queue for the device. In response to the given usersubsequently having priority in the user queue for the device, theprefetched and/or precompiled personalized content or otherwiseaccess-restricted data can be quickly rendered to the given user. Thisreduces the latency with which the personalized content or otherwiseaccess-restricted data is rendered to the given user.

In some implementations, a first user and a second user can be presentin a home (or other environment such as a manufacturing environment)that includes a computing device that provides access to an automatedassistant. The first user can enter a vicinity of the computing device,for example by entering a room (such as a kitchen) that includes thecomputing device, in order to view access-restricted data accessible viaan account of the first user. The access-restricted data may, forexample, be associated with a particular automated apparatus in theenvironment. An example of the access-restricted data is a schedule thatis accessible via an account of the first user, such as an editableschedule of operations to be performed by the automated apparatus. Theautomated apparatus in this context may be a safety orsecurity-sensitive apparatus, such as a cleaning robot, a 3D printer, asmart appliance or, e.g., an automated manufacturing apparatus, to whichaccess control may be restricted (e.g. restricted from access by minorsor untrained persons). When the first user enters a field of view of acamera of the computing device, the computing device can process one ormore image frames in order to verify that the first user has entered thefield of view. When the first user has been verified by the computingdevice, an automated assistant can cause the computing device to renderaccess-restricted content that is associated with an account of thefirst user. For example, prior to the first user entering the vicinityof the computing device, a display panel of the computing device can berendering unrestricted content and/or non-personalized content, such asa non-editable version of the operations schedule for the automatedapparatus that is accessible via the computing device, or e.g. publiclyavailable images and/or other information. In response to the computingdevice verifying the presence of the first user within the field ofview, the computing device can render at least some amount of contentthat is personalized to the user, such as access-restricted content. Anexample is the access-restricted editable schedule of operations for theautomated apparatus and/or an editing interface for altering/amendingthe schedule. Optionally, and as described herein, the rendering of thecontent that is personalized to the user can be further responsive todetermining one or more conditions are present that indicate the user ispaying attention to the computing device (which may be a client device),such as determining, based on vision data from a vision component of thecomputing device, that a gaze of the user is directed to the computingdevice (e.g., for at least a threshold duration), that the user iswithin a threshold distance of the computing device, that a head poseand/or body pose of the user is directed to the computing device, and/orother condition(s) are present. In addition to, or as an alternative to,the access-restricted content referred to above, the computing devicemay also render other access-restricted content (e.g., a portion of aschedule of the user) and/or content that is publicly accessible, butdetermined to be of relevance to the user.

In some implementations, in response to verifying the presence of thefirst user, the automated assistant can cause queue data to be generatedfor assigning the priority to the first user at the device, as well asdefining an amount of time that the user will be assigned priority atthe device. The amount of time can be N minutes, seconds, and/ormilliseconds, and/or any time value that can be assigned to a timer. Asthe timer is counting down, the amount of time for the first user to beassigned priority can eventually expire, which can result in no userhaving priority at the device, thereby causing the computing device tono longer render any access-restricted content. However, with priorpermission from the first user and/or the second user, image datagenerated using the camera of the computing device can be processed todetermine whether the first user remains present in the field of view ofthe camera. When the automated assistant determines that the first useris still in the field of view of the camera, the automated assistant cancause the timer to be reset (e.g., reset back to the initial amount oftime “N”), in order to extend an amount of time that the user isassigned priority at the device.

While the first user is assigned the priority and the timer has notexpired, the second user can enter the field of view of the camera byentering the vicinity of the device (e.g. the kitchen area). One or moreimage frames characterizing the second user can be processed in order toverify the presence of the second user, and, based on the verification,the second user can be assigned priority at the device over the firstuser. In some implementations, an indication of the change in prioritycan be indicated by the computing device using one or more graphicalelements at the display interface, for example, avatars that aredisplayed over the top of each other, indicating that a particular userhas priority over another user at the device. As changes in assignmentof priority occur, the computing device can cease rendering personalizedcontent associated with the first account of the first user, and,instead, render personalized content associated with a second account ofthe second user. For example, when the second user is assigned priority,the computing device can render access-restricted content for the seconduser. An example of such access-restricted content for the second useris content similar to that described above for the first user, which mayallow the second user to control operational aspects of one or moreautomated apparatuses for which the second user is authorized.Additionally or alternatively, the computing device can render othergraphical content, such as content characterizing one or more eventsidentified on a stored calendar created by the second user.

In some implementations, the other timer for the second user can beinitialized when the second user is verified and/or is assigned priorityat the device over the first user. Furthermore, the other timer can bereset each time the second user is determined to be remaining in thefield of view of the camera. However, when the second user is determinedto no longer be in the field of view of the camera, the other timer canoptionally be set to a reduced time (e.g., the other timer can have Mminutes, seconds, and/or milliseconds deducted from the other timer,where “M” is any number value). When the other timer expires as a resultof the second user not remaining in the field of view of the camera, thecomputing device can cease rendering access-restricted contentassociated with the second account of the second user. Accordingly,personalized content can be at least selectively rendered tocorresponding users when they have priority in the user queue. Moreover,utilization of the countdown timer prevents prematurely assigning analternative user as having priority in the user queue due to the currentpriority user only temporarily leaving a field of view of a visioncomponent of the computing device and/or the current priority user onlytemporarily not being detected in image frames (despite being present inthe field of view) due to turning his/her face, being occluded, and/orother condition(s). In these and other manners, personalized content forthe alternative user is only rendered responsive to the countdown timerexpiring for the current priority user and the alternative user becomingthe new priority user. This prevents, for example, too frequentswitching between rendering different personalized content, which canunnecessarily consume resources of the computing device and/or makerendered content more difficult to comprehend.

In some implementations, while the first user and the second user aredetermined to be within the field of view of the camera, a touch inputcan be provided to a touch display of the computing device. In order todetermine how to respond to the touch input, the computing device cancompare a distance, between the first user and the camera, to aproximity threshold. Furthermore, the computing device can also compareanother distance, between the second user and the camera, to theproximity threshold. When the distance of the first user is determinedto satisfy the proximity threshold, and the other distance of the seconduser is determined to also satisfy the proximity threshold, theautomated assistant can respond to the touch input by providing furthercontent that is based on the second account of the second user. This canbe based on an assumption that the second user has acquiesced to thetouch input because of their proximity to the camera. Alternatively,when the distance of the first user is determined to satisfy theproximity threshold, but the other distance of the second user isdetermined to not satisfy the proximity threshold, the automatedassistant can respond by providing other content that is not based onthe second account of the second user (e.g. by not renderingaccess-restricted content associated with the second account of thesecond user). This operation can be based on another assumption that thesecond user is not acquiescing to the touch input, because they are notlocated within a particular distance of the camera. Furthermore, whenneither the first user or the second user are located at a particulardistance that satisfies the proximity threshold, the automated assistantcan assume that the touch input was provided by someone that is locatedoutside the field of view of the camera. Therefore, in response to sucha touch input, the automated assistant can respond by providing theother content that is not based on the second account of the user(and/or e.g. by providing content that is not based on the first accountof the first user). When distance of a user is determined, varioustechniques can be utilized (e.g. at the computing device) to determinethe distance. For example, the distance can be estimated based ondistance between eyes of the user in image(s), a relative head size ofthe user in image(s), and/or other attribute(s) of the user in image(s).

In some implementations, priority at the computing device can changeaccording to which user is determined to be paying attention to thecomputing device. For instance, when the first user is in the vicinityof the computing device (e.g. the kitchen area in which the device islocated) without any other persons and is determined, by the computingdevice, to be viewing the computing device, the first user can beassigned priority at the computing device. Furthermore, a timer for thepriority for the first user can also be initialized at this time.Thereafter, as long as the timer has not expired, the automatedassistant can render access-restricted content associated with the firstaccount of the first user. However, during this time, the first user mayturn away from the computing device in order to attend to something elsein the environment (e.g., turning off a stove). One or more imagesframes captured via the camera can be processed to determine that thefirst user has turned away, and, in response, an amount of timeremaining on the timer can be reduced by M minutes, seconds,milliseconds, and/or any other time value, where “M” is any numbervalue.

In some implementations, when the first user or the second user isassigned priority at the computing device and/or determined to be payingattention to the computing device, the automated assistant can cause“action items” to be rendered by the computing device. An action itemcan correspond to an action that the computing device, the automatedassistant, and/or any other application is requesting the user toperform and/or respond to. For example, an action item can correspond toa software update that needs to be confirmed by a user before thesoftware update is installed. Additionally, or alternatively, the actionitem can correspond to a notification that the automated assistant, thecomputing device, and/or any other application is requesting a user toacknowledge. For example, when the first user is assigned priority andalso determined to be paying attention to the computing device and/orthe automated assistant, the automated assistant can cause a messagenotification to be rendered at a touch display panel of the computingdevice. The message notification can operate as an “action item”because, by rendering the message notification, the automated assistantis requesting the first user to perform an “action” of acknowledging themessage notification by, for example, tapping on an area of the touchdisplay panel in which the message notification is being rendered. Whenthe first user is determined to be no longer paying attention to thecomputing device and/or the “action item,” the amount of time on thetimer for the priority assigned to the first user can be reduced.Furthermore, in response to determining that the first user is no longerpaying attention to the computing device and/or the action item, theautomated assistant can cause the “action item” to no longer be renderedat the touch display of the computing device.

As used herein, “access-restricted content” of a given user is nonpublicly accessible content that is stored in computer memory inassociation with an account of the given user, and over which the userhas access-control. In addition to those mentioned above, somenon-limiting examples include content from a private calendar of theuser, content from an email account of the user, and reminders from aprivate account of the user. In various implementations, the given usercan provide permission to enable all or portions of (e.g., a snippet ofor an abstraction of) access-restricted content to be at leastselectively rendered via a shared computing device. For example, thegiven user can provide permission to enable rendering of at leastportions of access-restricted content at a given client devicegenerally, or only when the given user is recognized, by the givenclient device, using facial recognition and/or voice recognition.However, in some of those implementations access to additionalportion(s) of the access-restricted content and/or the ability to editthe access-restricted content can only be provided in response toverifying that the given user is the one requesting access to theadditional portion(s) and/or requesting the editing.

For example, voice recognition can be utilized to confirm that a spokenutterance, that requests access to the additional portion(s), isprovided by the given user. Also, for example, facial recognition can beutilized to confirm that a touch-event at the client device (e.g., atouch selection of an abstraction of user-restricted content of thegiven user), that requests access to the additional portion(s) and/orthe editing, is actually from the given user. For instance, as describedherein, facial recognition and distance estimation can be utilized incombination to determine that the given user is within a thresholddistance of the client device at a time of the touch event andoptionally that any other user(s) are not within the threshold distance(or another threshold distance). As one particular example, theabstraction of the access-restricted content can be a graphical elementthat includes only “upcoming appointment tomorrow @ 12:00”. If atouch-event directed to the graphical element is received, additionaldetails of the appointment (e.g., a location of the appointment, a titlefor the appointment, etc.) will only be rendered in response if it isdetermined that the given user is within a threshold distance of theclient device at a time of the touch event and optionally that any otheruser(s) are not within the threshold distance (or another thresholddistance). In these and other manners, security of access-restrictedcontent is maintained. Additionally, security is maintained whileenabling rendering of aspects of the access-restricted content, withpermission from the given user, under various conditions. Thus, utilityof shared client devices can be improved by rendering aspects ofaccess-restricted content from multiple accounts of the client devices(optionally at the same time), providing corresponding users withefficient overviews of the access-restricted content. Moreover, moredetailed access to the access-restricted content can be enabled throughtouch-input (e.g., a single touch input) and utilization of facialrecognition and user distance techniques disclosed herein. Such a singletouch-input can be quicker to provide than a spoken utterance, therebymaking the user-assistant interaction more efficient and decreasing theoverall duration of the user-assistant interaction. Such a singletouch-input is also effective in noisy conditions where speakerrecognition can fail and/or also enables users with speech difficultiesto effectively access access-restricted content.

As used herein, “personalized content” of a given user encompassesaccess-restricted content, but also encompasses content that is publiclyaccessible, but is rendered to a given user based on determining thatthe content is relevant to the given user. Public content can bedetermined to be relevant to a given user based on comparingattribute(s) of the content with attribute(s) of the given user, whichcan be based on historical interactions of the given user indicatinginterest in those attribute(s). For example, a given user may havepreviously viewed multiple articles related to Sports Team A and beprovided with personalized content, that is a new publicly accessiblyarticle, based on the new publicly accessible article being about SportsTeam A. As with access-restricted content, in various implementations,the given user can provide permission to enable all or portions ofpersonalized content (generally, or personalized content that is notalso access-restricted content) to be at least selectively rendered viaa shared computing device. For example, the given user can providepermission to enable rendering of at least portions of personalizedcontent at a given client device generally, or only when the given useris recognized, by the given client device, using facial recognitionand/or voice recognition.

The above description is provided as an overview of some implementationsof the present disclosure. Further description of those implementations,and other implementations, are described in more detail below.

Other implementations may include a non-transitory computer readablestorage medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors(e.g., central processing unit(s) (CPU(s)), graphics processing unit(s)(GPU(s)), and/or tensor processing unit(s) (TPU(s)) to perform a methodsuch as one or more of the methods described above and/or elsewhereherein. Yet other implementations may include a system of one or morecomputers that include one or more processors operable to execute storedinstructions to perform a method such as one or more of the methodsdescribed above and/or elsewhere herein.

It should be appreciated that all combinations of the foregoing conceptsand additional concepts described in greater detail herein arecontemplated as being part of the subject matter disclosed herein. Forexample, all combinations of claimed subject matter appearing at the endof this disclosure are contemplated as being part of the subject matterdisclosed herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B, FIG. 1C, and FIG. 1D illustrate views of a user queuethat is provided to indicate an access priority of one or more usersthat have access to a computing device.

FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, and FIG. 2C illustrate views of a computing devicethat is responsive to user inputs according to a distance of the user,verification of the user, and/or whether the user has priority in a userqueue managed by an automated assistant application.

FIG. 3 illustrates a system for providing an automated assistant thatmanages a user queue for dynamically adjusting access permissionsaccording to, for example, a detected presence and/or authentication ofone or more users near a particular computing device.

FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B illustrate methods for managing a user queue inorder to render personalized content and/or identify a user to beresponsive to, in certain circumstances.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method for authenticating a user input received, ata computing device, from a user that is in the presence of multipleusers that have been acknowledged by the computing device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example computer system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1A-1D illustrate a view 100, a view 130, a view 140, and a view150, respectively, of a user queue that is provided to indicate anaccess priority of one or more users that have access to a computingdevice 102. Specifically, FIG. 1A illustrates a view 100 a computingdevice 102 indicating a priority of the user 116 based on one or morefeatures of a circumstance in which the user 116 is present with thecomputing device 102. For example, the user 116 can enter an area 120that includes the computing device 102, which can provide access to anautomated assistant 104. The computing device 102 can be anassistant-enabled device 112 that includes a display panel 124 and oneor more cameras, which can be activated or deactivated by the user 116.The camera 128 can capture one or more images of the user 116, withprior permission from the user, and the one or more images can beprocessed by an image processing engine 106 of the computing device 102.The image processing engine 106 can process the one or more images toidentify the user 116 that is present, determine an orientation of theuser 116, and/or determine whether the user 116 facing or otherwisepaying attention to the computing device 102.

Data generated by the image processing engine 106 can be provided to theautomated assistant 104 in order to initialize the automated assistant104. In response to receiving the data from the image processing engine106, the automated assistant 104 can cause the data to be processed inorder to determine various attributes characterizing the user 116. Forexample, the data can be processed in order to determine whether theuser 116 is within a field of view of the camera 128, is facing thedisplay panel 124, is facing the camera 128, and/or is within aparticular threshold distance of the computing device 102 and/or thedisplay panel 124.

Characteristics of the presence of the user 116 can be communicated tothe user queue engine 108, in order that the user queue engine 108 caninitialize and/or modify a user queue based on the characteristics ofthe presence of the user 116. For example, based on the data from theimage processing engine 106, the automated assistant 104 can determinethat the user is present within the field of view of the camera 128, butis not facing the camera and/or is otherwise not directing theirattention at the camera 128. The automated assistant 104 can communicatethese characteristics to the user queue engine 108, which can establisha user queue. The user queue can identify the user 116 as havingpriority with respect to: content that can be provided by the computingdevice 102, and/or access privileges to the computing device 102.

The user queue engine 108 can provide the user queue data to a contentengine 110 of the computing device 102. The content engine 110 canprocess the user queue data in order to generate content data forrendering at the display panel 124. In some implementations, the contentengine 110 can cause the display panel 124 to render a first graphicalelement 118, which can symbolize a position of the user 116 in the userqueue. In some implementations, the first graphical element 118 caninclude an avatar of the user 116, in order to put the user 116 onnotice of their position within the user queue. Furthermore, the contentengine 110 can cause the display panel 124 to render a graphical userinterface 126 that includes personalized content that is associated withthe user 116. For example, graphical user interface 126 can include apicture that: the user 116 has recently viewed and/or is associated withan account for another device that the user 116 has accessed.

FIG. 1B illustrates a view 130 of another user 132 entering the area 120in which the user 116 was acknowledged by the computing device 102. Inresponse to the other user 132 entering the area 120, the imageprocessing engine 106 can process one or more images captured by thecamera 128. Based on processing the images, the image processing engine106 can generate additional data characterizing characteristics apresence of the other user 132. For example, the image processing engine106 can process the images to determine that the user 132 is within thefield of view of the camera 128, and/or that the other user 132 is adifferent registered user from the user 116.

In some implementations, the image processing engine 106 can verify thatthe other user 132 is registered with the automated assistant 104 and/orthe computing device 102. When the image processing engine 106 verifiesthat the other user 132 is registered with the automated assistant 104and/or the computing device 102, the image processing engine 106 cancommunicate additional data to the automated assistant 104. Theautomated assistant 104 can process the additional data to identifycharacteristics of the presence of the other user 132 in the area 120.For example, the automated assistant 104 can determine that the otheruser 132 is within the field of view of the camera 128 and is facing thecomputing device 102. Furthermore, the automated assistant 104 canprocess the additional data to determine that the user 116 is nowlooking out of the window that is adjacent to the computing device 102.

The automated assistant the 104 can communicate characteristic data tothe user queue engine 108, which can generate and/or modify user queuedata that assigns another priority to the other user 132. The user queuedata can identify the other user 132 as having priority over the user116, at least based on the other user 132 paying attention to thecomputing device 102 (e.g., looking at the display panel 124), despitethe user 116 entering the field of view of the camera 128 before theother user 132 entered the field of view of the camera 128.

The user queue engine 108 can provide the user queue data to the contentengine 110, which can cause the display panel 124 to render contentcharacterizing the positions of the user 116 and the other user 132within the user queue. For example, the content engine 110 can cause thedisplay panel 124 to render the first graphical element 118 below asecond graphical element 134. The second graphical element 134 cansymbolize the other user 132 and can indicate the priority of the otheruser 132 over the user 116, at least based on the second graphicalelement 134 being located above the first graphical element 118.

FIG. 1C illustrates a view 140 of the other user 132 causing a timer 142to be initialized in response to the other user 132 moving out of thefield of view of the camera 128 and/or no longer paying attention to thecomputing device 102. The timer 142 can be characterized by the userqueue data, which can define an amount of time that the other user 132will be assigned their particular position in the user queue. The userqueue data can establish the timer 142 in response to detecting theother user 132 is within the field of view of the camera 128, but notinitialize the timer 142 until the other user 132 is out of the field ofview of the camera 128. Alternatively, or additionally, the user queuedata can establish the timer in response to the other user 132 facingthe display panel 124 for at least a threshold period of time (e.g., anamount of time satisfying a gaze threshold corresponding to any timevalue such as, but not limited to, 2 seconds), but not initialize thetimer until the other user 132 is no longer facing the display panel124, and/or no longer within the field of view of the camera 128. Forexample, as illustrated in view 140 of FIG. 1C, in response to the otheruser 132 moving out of the field of view of the camera 128 and/or facingthe window that is adjacent to the computing device 102, the timer 142can initialize a real-time countdown. The countdown can be illustratedby the clockwise direction arrow, which shows how the circular timer 142is transitioning from a full circle, to a partial circle with apercentage of missing area that is gradually increasing.

When the timer 142 eventually expires after the set amount of time, theother user 132 can be removed from the user queue. Furthermore, in someimplementations, when the timer 142 eventually expires, the firstgraphical element 118 can be rendered above the second graphical element134, thereby indicating that the user 116 has priority over the otheruser 132. For example, FIG. 1D illustrates a view 150 of the user 132relocating outside of the field of view of the camera 128 and/or nolonger facing the display panel 124. In order to determine that theother user 132 has relocated outside of the field of view of the camera128 and/or is no longer facing the display panel 124, the imageprocessing engine 106 can process one or more images. The images cancharacterize the user 116 as being within the field of you of the camera128, and the other user 132 as no longer being within the field of viewof the camera 128.

The image processing engine 106 can generate data characterizing one ormore users that are located within the field of view of the camera 128and provide the generated data to the automated assistant 104. Theautomated assistant 104 can process the generated data to determinecharacteristics of the presence of the one or more users within thefield of view of the camera 128. For example, the automated assistant104 can determine whether the user 116 is facing the display panel 124and/or whether the other user 132 is facing the display panel 124.

Such characteristic data generated by the automated assistant 104 can beprovided to a user queue engine 108, which can generate and/or modify auser queue based on the characteristic data from the automated assistant104. For instance, because the user 116 is facing the display panel 124and the other user 132 is no longer within the field of view of thecamera 128, the user queue data can be provided to indicate that theuser 116 is the only user in the user queue. In some implementations,the other user 132 can be removed from the user queue based on the timer142 expiring or otherwise gradually decreasing to a zero value, or othervalue indicating that the timer 142 has expired in real-time. In someimplementations, when the other user 132 is determined to be locatedoutside the field of view of the camera 128 after viewing the displaypanel 124, the automated assistant 104 can cause the timer 142 to bededucted a particular value of time. In some implementations, thisdeducted value of time can be selected based on whether there is one ormore other users within the field of view of the camera 128. When thereare no other users present in the field of view, the amount deducted canbe less than another amount that would be deducted if there was one ormore users present in the field of view of the camera 128 when the otheruser 132 was viewing the display panel 124.

FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, and FIG. 2C illustrate a view 200, a view 230, and aview 240, respectively, of a computing device 202 that is responsive touser inputs according to a distance of the user, verification of theuser, and/or whether the user has priority in a user queue managed by anautomated assistant. In some implementations, the computing device 202can process one or more images indicating that a first user 204 and asecond user 210 are located within a field of view 208 of a camera 228of the computing device. In response to determining that the first user204 and the second user 210 are within the field of view 208, thecomputing device 202 can generate user queue data characterizing aposition of each user within a user queue. For example, the first user204 could have been present in the field of view of the camera 228before the second user 210. However, when the second user 210 enters thefield of view of the camera 228, the computing device 202 can determinethat the second user 210 is looking at a graphical user interface 226 ofthe computing device 202. In response, the computing device 202 cangenerate user queue data that identifies the second user 210 as havingpriority over the first user 204.

The priority can refer to an order or hierarchy of users that thecomputing device 202 will generate content for, respond to inputs from,and/or otherwise interact with. In some implementations, an automatedassistant accessible via the computing device 202 can limit the usersthat are identified in the user queue to those users that have anaccount that is accessible via the automated assistant, that haveregistered with the automated assistant, and/or that have otherwiseprovided prior permission to the user to identify and/or prioritizethose users.

In some implementations, the computing device 202 can process the userqueue data and cause a first graphical element 224 and a secondgraphical element 222 to be rendered at the graphical user interface226. An arrangement of the graphical elements can indicate a priority ofthe users in the user queue. For example, although the second user 210entered the field of view 208 of the camera 228 after the first user204, the second user 210 was determined to have looked at the graphicaluser interface 226 before the first user 204. Therefore, because of thisorder of actions, the second graphical element 222 corresponding to thesecond user 210 can be rendered above the first graphical element 224corresponding to the first user 204, because the second user 210 hasbeen assigned priority “over” the first user 204.

The second user 210 can subsequently approach the computing device 202,as illustrated in view 230 of FIG. 2B, and provide an input to thecomputing device 202. For example, the second user 210 can use theirhand 232 to provide a touch input to a location on the graphical userinterface 226. The computing device 202 can process one or more imagesprior to, during, and/or after the second user has provided the touchinput. The one or more images can be processed to determine a distanceof the second user 210 relative to the computing device 202. Forexample, the computing device 202 can determine whether the second user210 is within a threshold distance 206 of the computing device 202 forproviding a touch input to the computing device 202. When the computingdevice 202 determines that the second user 210 is within the thresholddistance 206, the computing device 202 can provide a personalizedresponse that includes content associated with the second user 210.However, when neither the first user 204 or the second user 210 aredetermined to be within the threshold distance 206, the computing device202 can determine that the touch input could not have come from thefirst user 204 or the second user 210. Therefore, in response toreceiving the touch input when the first user 204 and the second user210 are determined to not be within the threshold distance 206, thecomputing device 202 can correlate the touch input to an input from aguest. In response to receiving the guest touch input, a computingdevice 202 can provide content that is not personalized for the firstuser 204 or the second user 210.

In some implementations, because the second user 210 is considered tohave priority over the first user 204 with respect to the user queue,and the second user 210 is within the threshold distance 206 whenproviding the touch input, the response to the touch input can be basedon previous interactions between the second user 210 and: the computingdevice 202, an automated assistant, and/or any other application ordevice accessible to the second user 210.

For example, as provided in view 240 of FIG. 2C, in response to thetouch input from the second user 210, the computing device 202 can causea thermostat application 242 to render a control interface 244 withwhich the second user 210 can control the thermostat application 242.The thermostat application 242 can be selected for rendering at thegraphical user interface 226 based on one or more previous instanceswhen the second user 210 accessed the thermostat application 242 aroundthe same time as the second user 210 provided the touch input at FIG.2B. For example, the second user 210 can be coming home from work, andthe second user 210 can have a history (e.g., as indicated by historicalinteraction data accessible to the automated assistant) of coming homefrom work and engaging the automated assistant to control the thermostatapplication 242. Therefore, in response to the second user 210 having apriority over the first user 204 and being within the threshold distance206, the computing device 202 can access historical interaction datacharacterizing these previous engagements by the second user 210. Thehistorical interaction data can be used to generate content to render atthe graphical user interface 226 in anticipation of the second user 210providing an input to the computing device 202. By generating content inthis anticipatory way, latency between a user providing an input to thecomputing device 202 and the computing device 202 providing a suitableresponse can be mitigated. By mitigating such latency, computationalresources such as processing bandwidth and power can be preserved,thereby extending an operational lifetime of the computing device 202.

In some implementations, when the first user 204 and the second user 210are located within the field of view of the camera 228 but not withinthe threshold distance 206 of the graphical user interface 226, thegraphical user interface 226 can be rendering first content for thefirst user 204 and second content for the second user 210. For instance,the first content can be rendered at the left side of the graphical userinterface 226 and the second content can be rendered at the right sideof the graphical user interface 226. When the second user 210 moves intothe threshold distance (i.e., Proximity threshold), and the computingdevice 202 can determine that the second user 210 is the user thatrelocated to within the threshold distance 206. This determination canbe based on processing a set of one or more images captured by thecamera 228. In some implementations, when the second user 210 taps thecomputing device 202 at a location corresponding to the second content(e.g., at the right side of the of the graphical user interface), thetap input can be processed in furtherance of providing access and/ormodifying the second content. However, when the second user 210 taps thecomputing device 202 at a location corresponding to the first content(e.g., at the left side of the graphical user interface), the computingdevice 202 can process the tap input in order that the tap input doesnot affect the first content, because the first user 204 is not withinthe threshold distance 206.

However, in some implementations, when the first content and the secondcontent are being rendered simultaneously at the graphical userinterface 226, and both the first user 204 and the second user 210 aredetermined, by the computing device 202, to be within the thresholddistance 206, a touch input from the second user 210 at the firstcontent (e.g., personalized content for the first user 204) can beprocessed in furtherance of providing access and/or modifying the firstcontent. Such touch inputs can affect the first content under suchcontexts because the proximity of the first user 204 and the second user210 can be considered, with prior permission from the first user 204, tobe giving permission for the second user 210 to access the personalizedcontent for the first user. In some implementations, the computingdevice 202 can determine that the first user 204 is giving permissionfor the second user 210 to access the first content when both the firstuser 204 and the second user 210 are located within the thresholddistance 206, and both the first user 204 and the second user 210 aredetermined to be facing the graphical user interface 226. In otherimplementations, the computing device 202 can determine that the firstuser 204 is giving permission for the second user 210 to access thefirst content when both the first user 204 and the second user 210 aredetermined to be facing the graphical user interface 226, and the seconduser 210 is within the threshold distance 206 of the computing device202. This process of interpreting permissions can mitigate latency andwasting of computational resources that would otherwise be exhibited bythe computing device 202 if the first user 204 was required to providean authenticating input (e.g., a voice input) that would delay theaccessing of the first content by the second user 210.

FIG. 3 illustrates a system 300 for providing an automated assistantthat manages an active-user queue for dynamically adjusting accesspermissions according to, for example, a detected presence and/orauthentication of one or more users near a particular computing device.The automated assistant 304 can operate as part of an assistantapplication that is provided at one or more computing devices, such as acomputing device 302 and/or a server device. A user can interact withthe automated assistant 304 via an assistant interface 320, which can bea microphone, a camera, a touch screen display, a user interface, and/orany other apparatus capable of providing an interface between a user andan application. For instance, a user can initialize the automatedassistant 304 by providing a verbal, textual, and/or a graphical inputto an assistant interface 320 to cause the automated assistant 304 toperform a function (e.g., provide data, control a peripheral device,access an agent, generate an input and/or an output, etc.). Thecomputing device 302 can include a display device, which can be adisplay panel that includes a touch interface for receiving touch inputsand/or gestures for allowing a user to control applications 334 of thecomputing device 302 via the touch interface. In some implementations,the computing device 302 can lack a display device, thereby providing anaudible user interface output, without providing a graphical userinterface output. Furthermore, the computing device 302 can provide auser interface, such as a microphone, for receiving spoken naturallanguage inputs from a user. In some implementations, the computingdevice 302 can include a touch interface and can be void of a camera (orinclude a camera), but can optionally include one or more other sensors.

The computing device 302 and/or other third party client devices can bein communication with a server device over a network, such as theinternet. Additionally, the computing device 302 and any other computingdevices can be in communication with each other over a local areanetwork (LAN), such as a Wi-Fi network. The computing device 302 canoffload computational tasks to the server device in order to conservecomputational resources at the computing device 302. For instance, theserver device can host the automated assistant 304, and/or the computingdevice 302 can transmit inputs received at one or more assistantinterfaces 320 to the server device. However, in some implementations,the automated assistant 304 can be hosted at the computing device 302,and various processes that can be associated with automated assistantoperations can be performed at the computing device 302.

In various implementations, all or less than all aspects of theautomated assistant 304 can be implemented on the computing device 302.In some of those implementations, aspects of the automated assistant 304are implemented via the computing device 302 and can interface with aserver device, which can implement other aspects of the automatedassistant 304. The server device can optionally serve a plurality ofusers and their associated assistant applications via multiple threads.In implementations where all or less than all aspects of the automatedassistant 304 are implemented via computing device 302, the automatedassistant 304 can be an application that is separate from an operatingsystem of the computing device 302 (e.g., installed “on top” of theoperating system)—or can alternatively be implemented directly by theoperating system of the computing device 302 (e.g., considered anapplication of, but integral with, the operating system).

In some implementations, the automated assistant 304 can include aninput processing engine 308, which can employ multiple different modulesand/or engines for processing inputs and/or outputs for the computingdevice 302 and/or a server device. For instance, the input processingengine 308 can include a speech processing engine 316, which can processaudio data received at an assistant interface 320 to identify the textembodied in the audio data. The audio data can be transmitted from, forexample, the computing device 302 to the server device in order topreserve computational resources at the computing device 302.Additionally, or alternatively, the audio data can be processed at thecomputing device 302.

The process for converting the audio data to text can include a speechrecognition algorithm, which can employ neural networks, and/orstatistical models for identifying groups of audio data corresponding towords or phrases. The text converted from the audio data can be parsedby a data parsing engine 310 and made available to the automatedassistant 304 as textual data that can be used to generate and/oridentify command phrase(s), intent(s), action(s), slot value(s), and/orany other content specified by the user. In some implementations, outputdata provided by the data parsing engine 310 can be provided to aparameter engine 312 to determine whether the user provided an inputthat corresponds to a particular intent, action, and/or routine capableof being performed by the automated assistant 304 and/or an applicationor agent that is capable of being accessed via the automated assistant304. For example, assistant data 322 can be stored at the server deviceand/or the computing device 302, and can include data that defines oneor more actions capable of being performed by the automated assistant304, as well as parameters necessary to perform the actions. Theassistant data 322 generated via the input processing engine 308 can beprocessed by an output generating engine 324, in order to cause theautomated assistant 304 to provide an output to the user via anassistant interface 320, and/or initialize one or more actionsassociated with one or more applications 334.

In some implementations, the computing device 302 can include one ormore applications 334, which can be provided by a third-party entitythat is different from an entity that provided the computing device 302and/or the automated assistant 304. An action engine 314 of theautomated assistant 304 and/or the computing device 302 can accessapplication data 330 to determine one or more actions capable of beingperformed by one or more applications 334. Furthermore, the applicationdata 330 and/or any other data (e.g., device data 306) can be accessedby the automated assistant 304 to generate contextual data 336, whichcan characterize a context in which a particular application 334 isexecuting at the computing device 302, and/or a context in which aparticular user is accessing the automated assistant 304 and/or thecomputing device 302.

In some implementations, the automated assistant 304 and/or thecomputing device 302 can include an image processing engine 318 forprocessing images captured by one or more cameras of the computingdevice 302. The image processing engine 318 can process the images candetermine whether one or more persons are within a field of view of thecamera, whether the one or more persons are users that are registeredwith the computing device 302 and/or the automated assistant 304,whether one or more users are facing a display interface of thecomputing device 302, and/or any other information that can bedetermined from processing images.

The image processing engine 318 can communicate information to the inputprocessing engine 308, in order that the automated assistant 304 can beresponsive to a particular user affecting images that are captured bythe camera. For example, in response to determining that a user hasentered a field of view of the camera, the automated assistant 304 canquery a user queue engine 326 to determine whether the user is assigneda position in a user queue. When the user is assigned a priorityposition in the user queue, the automated assistant 304 can cause acontent engine 328 to generate content for rendering at the displayinterface of the computing device 302. For example, the content engine328 can access the application data 330, assistant data 322, device data306, contextual data 336, and/or any other data that can be used togenerate personalized content for the user. However, when the automatedassistant 304 determines that the user is not assigned a priorityposition in the user queue, the automated assistant 304 can cause theuser queue engine 326 to generate and/or modify user queue data toindicate that the user is assigned a position within the user queue. Insome implementations, the automated assistant 304 can cause the contentengine 328 to generate personalized content in anticipation of the usereventually being assigned the priority position in the user queue.

In some implementations, when the user queue engine 326 indicates thatthe user is not assigned a position in the user queue, the automatedassistant 304 can cause the user queue engine 326 to generate and/ormodify user queue data to assign the user a position, and also defineparameters for a timer that is designated for the user. In other words,when the user enters the field of view of the camera, a timer can beestablished for designating an amount of time that the user will havetheir respective position in the user queue. The timer can then beinitialized in response to the user leaving the field of view of thecamera. In some implementations, the amount of time assigned to thecamera can be reduced (e.g., reduced by a time value “R,” where R is anynumber) when another person is in the user queue when the user leavesthe field of view, and the timer can also then be initialized. In thisway, the amount of time that the other user will be assigned thepriority position can be reduced, in view of the initial user leavingthe field of view of the camera.

In some implementations, when the automated assistant 304 determinesthat the user is facing the display interface of the computing device302, an amount of time assigned to the timer for the respective user canbe reset and/or increased, in order to extend an amount of time fortheir respective timer. In response to the user subsequently turningaway from display interface, the timer can be initialized, therebycausing the time to gradually decrease toward a zero value, or anotherexpiration value. In this way, when multiple users are in a field ofview of the camera, one user will not maintain a priority over allothers based on their presence, but rather based on whether the user haspaid attention to the display interface and then looked away. This canallow other users, who have an interest in interacting with thecomputing device 302, to be assigned priority after a previous user hasinferred that they are no longer interested in the computing device 302,at least for the moment.

In some implementations, the computing device 302 can include anauthenticated touch engine 338, which can process various informationavailable to the computing device 302 in order to determine whether aninput was from a particular user. For instance, the image processingengine 318 can determine whether a particular user is located within aproximity threshold, and provide information to the authenticated touchengine 338 based on this determination. The authenticated touch engine338 can then have this information prior to, and/or when, a userproviding an input to, for example, a touch interface of the computingdevice 302. When the user is identified by the automated assistant 304and determined to be located at a distance that satisfies the proximitythreshold, the authenticated touch engine 338 can determine that aninput to the touch interface is from the user. The authenticated touchengine 338 can then communicate with the content engine 328 in order tocause the content engine 328 to generate content that is personalizedfor the user. However, when person is not identified but nonethelessdetermined to be located at a distance that satisfies the proximitythreshold, the authenticated touch engine 338 can communicate with thecontent engine 328 in order to cause the content engine 328 to providecontent that is suitable for a guest user and/or not personalized forany registered user.

In some implementations, when multiple users are located at a distancethat satisfies the proximity threshold, the authenticated touch engine338 and/or the content engine 328 can operate based at least on userqueue data. For example, when a first user is assigned priority over asecond user in the user queue, but both the first user and the seconduser satisfy the proximity threshold, any touch input can be designatedby the authenticated touch engine 338 as being from the user.Additionally, or alternatively, when the first user is assigned priorityover the second user in the user queue, and both the first user and thesecond user satisfy the proximity threshold, the content engine 328 cancause a display interface of the computing device 302 to render contentthat is tailored for the first user.

FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B illustrate method 400 and method 420 for managing auser queue in order to render personalized content and/or identify auser to be responsive to in certain circumstances. The method 400 can beperformed by one or more computing devices, applications, and/or anyother apparatus or module that can be associated with an automatedassistant. The method 400 can include an operation 402 of determiningwhether a first user has entered a field of view of a camera of acomputing device. Field of view of the camera can be any location inwhich a portion of a body of a user would appear in an image captured bythe camera. If the first user is not determined to be within the fieldof view of the camera, an output of the camera can continue to bemonitored until the first user is detected in the field of view of thecamera. However, if the first user is detected in the field of view ofthe camera, the method 400 can proceed from the operation 402 to anoperation 404.

The operation 404 can include generating user queue data that assigns aposition for the first user in a user queue. The user queue can indicateone or more priorities for one or more corresponding users that havebeen assigned a position in the user queue. The user queue data canindicate a position of the first user in the user queue. Additionally,or alternatively, the user queue data can identify parameters for atimer that is assigned to the first user. The timer can be establishedwith an amount of time that indicates how long the position and/orpriority will be assigned to the first user when the timer isinitialized.

The method 400 can proceed from the operation 404 to the operation 406,which can include determining whether a second user is in the field ofview of the camera. The camera can capture one or more images, which canbe processed to determine whether the second user is in the field ofview of the camera. This determination can be based on one or morefacial features of the second user, voice characteristics of the user,and/or any other features of a user that can be used to authenticate apresence of a user. When the second user is not determined to be withinthe field of view of the camera, the method 400 can proceed from theoperation 406 to the operation 408. However, when the second user isdetermined to be within the field of view of the camera, the method 400can proceed from the operation 406 to the operation 410.

The operation 410 can include generating user queue data that assignsanother position for the second user in the user queue data. The firstuser can be assigned the priority position in the user queue if thefirst user was determined to be within the field of view prior to thesecond user. However, the second user can be assigned the priorityposition in the user queue if the second user was determined to bewithin the field of view prior to the first user. Additionally, oralternatively, the positions of the first user and the second user inthe user queue can be based on a current status of the user queue, whichcan be based on who is already identified in the user queue, thepositions already assigned in the user queue, a status of each timer foreach user that is already identified in the user queue, and/or any otherinformation that can affect a status of the user queue.

The method 400 can proceed from the operation 410 to the operation 408,which can include determining whether the first user is facing thedisplay interface of the computing device. The determination of whetherthe first user is facing the camera can be based on processing one ormore images, audio data characterizing audio exhibited in a location ofthe first user, and/or any other information that can be used todetermine whether a person is facing a camera. For example, the one ormore images can be processed to determine whether properties of certainfacial features are exhibited in the one or more images, such as adistance between the eyes of the first user and/or proportion(s) betweentwo or more bodily features (e.g., facial features) of the first user.When the first user is determined to be facing the camera, the method400 can proceed from the operation 408 to an operation 412. However,when the first user is not determined to be facing the camera, themethod 400 can proceed from the operation 408 to an operation 414.

The operation 414 can include determining whether the second user isfacing the display interface of the computing device. The determinationof whether the second user is facing the camera can be based onprocessing one or more images, audio data characterizing audio exhibitedin a location of the second user, and/or any other information that canbe used to determine whether a person is facing a camera. For example,the one or more images can be processed to determine whether propertiesof certain facial features are exhibited in the one or more images, suchas a distance between the eyes of the second user and/or proportion(s)between two or more bodily features (e.g., facial features) of thesecond user. When the second user is determined to be facing the camera,the method 400 can proceed from the operation 414 to the operation 412.However, when the second user is determined to not be facing the camera,the method 400 can proceed, via continuation element “A” to an operation416 of the method 420.

The operation 412 can include causing the display interface to renderpersonalized content for a user facing the display interface and/or auser having the highest assigned priority in the user queue. Forexample, when both the first user and the second user are determined tobe facing the display interface, but the first user has priority overthe second user in the user queue (e.g., because the first user enteredthe field of view before the second user), the content rendered at thedisplay interface can be personalized to the first user. Additionally,or alternatively, when the first user is determined to be facing thedisplay interface and the second user is determined to not be facing thedisplay interface, and the first user is assigned priority over thesecond user in the user queue, the content rendered at the displayinterface can be personalized for the second user. The method 400 canproceed from the operation 412, via continuation element “B,” to anoperation 424 of method 420.

Referring back to the operation 416, the method 420 can include theoperation 416, which can include determining whether the first user hasleft the field of view of the camera. If the first user has left thefield of view of the camera, the method 420 can proceed from theoperation 416 to the operation 422. However, if the first user has notleft the field of view of the camera, the method 420 can proceed fromthe operation 416 to an operation 418. The operation 418 can includedetermining whether the second user has left the field of view of thecamera. When the second user is determined to have left the field ofview of the camera, the method 420 can proceed from the operation 418 tothe operation 422. However, when the second user is determined to havenot left the field of view of the camera, the method 420 can proceedfrom the operation 418, via continuation element “C,” back to theoperation 402 of the method 400.

The operation 422 can be an optional operation that includes deductingan amount of time from a time corresponding to one or more users thathave left the field of view. In some implementations, the amount of timededucted can be a static amount. In other implementations, the amount oftime deducted from the timer can be dynamic and selected based uponhistorical interactions between the respective user and the automatedassistant, the amount of time that the user has been within the field ofview, the amount of time that the user has been facing the displayinterface, an amount of time that is left on a respective timer, anumber of persons in the field of view, a number of action notificationsthat have been identified for a respective user, and/or any other basisfrom which to modify a timer.

The method 420 can proceed from the optional operation 422 to anoperation 428. The operation 428 can include initializing a timercorresponding a user that has left the field of view of the camera. Atimer for the first user, a timer for the second user, and/or a timerfor any other number of users, can be initialized at a starting timethat is defined by the user queue data. Additionally, or alternatively,the starting time for the timer can be based on a particular amount oftime resulting from the deduction of time from the timer at theoperation 422.

Referring to continuation element “B,” the method 420 can proceed fromthe operation 412 of the method 400 to an operation 424 of the method420. The operation 424 can include determining whether the first user isno longer facing the display interface. When the first user isdetermined to no longer be facing the display interface, the method 420can proceed from the operation 424 to the operation 428. However, whenthe first user is determined to still be facing the display interface,the method 420 can proceed from the operation 424 to an operation 426.The operation 426 can include determining whether the second user is nolonger facing the display interface. When the second user is determinedto no longer be facing the camera, the method 420 can proceed from theoptional operation 422 to the operation 428. However, when the seconduser is determined to still be facing the camera, the method 420 canproceed from the operation 426, via continuation element “C,” to theoperation 402.

Referring to the operation 428, when the timer is initialized at theoperation 428, the method 420 can proceed from the operation 420 to anoperation 430. The operation 430 can include determining whether thetimer(s) for one or more users has expired. When a timer for aparticular user is determined to have expired, the method 420 canproceed from the operation 430 to an operation 432. However, when atimer for a particular user is determined to have not expired, themethod 420 can proceed from the operation 430, via continuation element“C,” to the operation 402. The operation 432 can be an operationaloperation that includes removing a user corresponding to the expiredtimer from the user queue and/or removing corresponding content from thedisplay interface. In this way, any person that is next in the userqueue can be increased in position towards the priority position.Furthermore, this can automatically preserve privacy by removing anypersonalized content directed toward the first user and/or the seconduser, when a different user has been designated as the priority user inthe user queue.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method 500 for authenticating a user inputreceived, at a computing device, from a user that is in the presence ofmultiple users that have been acknowledged by the computing device. Themethod 500 can be performed by one or more computing devices,applications, and/or any other apparatus or module capable of beingresponsive to a user input. The method 500 can include an operation 502of determining, based on processing one or more images, that a user islocated within a field of view of a camera of a computing device. Whenthe user is determined to be located within the field of view of thecamera, the computing device can perform an operation 504. The operation504 can include causing, based on the user being located in the field ofview, the computing device to render personalized content for the user.When the personalized content is being provided at the computing device,the computing device can perform an operation 506 of determining, basedon further processing of one or more images, that the user is facing thecomputing device.

When the user is determined to be facing the computing device, themethod 500 can proceed to an operation 508 of causing, based on the userfacing the computing device, the computing device to render one or moresuggestion elements that are personalized for the user. For example, theone or more suggestion elements can be based on data that is generatedbased on previous interactions between the user and the automatedassistant. When the one or more suggestions elements are being renderedby the computing device, the computing device can perform an operation510 of determining that a selection input has been received at thecomputing device. The selection input can be a touch input at a touchdisplay panel that is connected to the computing device.

The method 500 can include an operation 512 of determining whether thesource of the selection input has been correlated to an authenticateduser. For example, the computing device can verify a facial signature ofa user that is within a threshold distance of the computing device inorder to correlate the selection input to the user. When the user isauthenticated as the source of the selection input, the computing devicecan perform the operation 514 of rendering personalized content for theauthenticated user. However, when the user is not authenticated as thesource of the selection input, the operation 516 can be performed. Theoperation 516 can include rendering content that is not personalized foran authenticated user.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example computer system 610. Computersystem 610 typically includes at least one processor 614 whichcommunicates with a number of peripheral devices via bus subsystem 612.These peripheral devices may include a storage subsystem 624, including,for example, a memory 625 and a file storage subsystem 626, userinterface output devices 620, user interface input devices 622, and anetwork interface subsystem 616. The input and output devices allow userinteraction with computer system 610. Network interface subsystem 616provides an interface to outside networks and is coupled tocorresponding interface devices in other computer systems.

User interface input devices 622 may include a keyboard, pointingdevices such as a mouse, trackball, touchpad, or graphics tablet, ascanner, a touchscreen incorporated into the display, audio inputdevices such as voice recognition systems, microphones, and/or othertypes of input devices. In general, use of the term “input device” isintended to include all possible types of devices and ways to inputinformation into computer system 610 or onto a communication network.

User interface output devices 620 may include a display subsystem, aprinter, a fax machine, or non-visual displays such as audio outputdevices. The display subsystem may include a cathode ray tube (CRT), aflat-panel device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a projectiondevice, or some other mechanism for creating a visible image. Thedisplay subsystem may also provide non-visual display such as via audiooutput devices. In general, use of the term “output device” is intendedto include all possible types of devices and ways to output informationfrom computer system 610 to the user or to another machine or computersystem.

Storage subsystem 624 stores programming and data constructs thatprovide the functionality of some or all of the modules describedherein. For example, the storage subsystem 624 may include the logic toperform selected aspects of method 400 and method 420, method 500,and/or to implement one or more of system 300, computing device 102,computing device 202, and/or any other application, device, apparatus,and/or module discussed herein.

These software modules are generally executed by processor 614 alone orin combination with other processors. Memory 625 used in the storagesubsystem 624 can include a number of memories including a main randomaccess memory (RAM) 630 for storage of instructions and data duringprogram execution and a read only memory (ROM) 632 in which fixedinstructions are stored. A file storage subsystem 626 can providepersistent storage for program and data files, and may include a harddisk drive, a floppy disk drive along with associated removable media, aCD-ROM drive, an optical drive, or removable media cartridges. Themodules implementing the functionality of certain implementations may bestored by file storage subsystem 626 in the storage subsystem 624, or inother machines accessible by the processor(s) 614.

Bus subsystem 612 provides a mechanism for letting the variouscomponents and subsystems of computer system 610 communicate with eachother as intended. Although bus subsystem 612 is shown schematically asa single bus, alternative implementations of the bus subsystem may usemultiple busses.

Computer system 610 can be of varying types including a workstation,server, computing cluster, blade server, server farm, or any other dataprocessing system or computing device. Due to the ever-changing natureof computers and networks, the description of computer system 610depicted in FIG. 6 is intended only as a specific example for purposesof illustrating some implementations. Many other configurations ofcomputer system 610 are possible having more or fewer components thanthe computer system depicted in FIG. 6.

In situations in which the systems described herein collect personalinformation about users (or as often referred to herein,“participants”), or may make use of personal information, the users maybe provided with an opportunity to control whether programs or featurescollect user information (e.g., information about a user's socialnetwork, social actions or activities, profession, a user's preferences,or a user's current geographic location), or to control whether and/orhow to receive content from the content server that may be more relevantto the user. Also, certain data may be treated in one or more waysbefore it is stored or used, so that personal identifiable informationis removed. For example, a user's identity may be treated so that nopersonal identifiable information can be determined for the user, or auser's geographic location may be generalized where geographic locationinformation is obtained (such as to a city, ZIP code, or state level),so that a particular geographic location of a user cannot be determined.Thus, the user may have control over how information is collected aboutthe user and/or used.

While several implementations have been described and illustratedherein, a variety of other means and/or structures for performing thefunction and/or obtaining the results and/or one or more of theadvantages described herein may be utilized, and each of such variationsand/or modifications is deemed to be within the scope of theimplementations described herein. More generally, all parameters,dimensions, materials, and configurations described herein are meant tobe exemplary and that the actual parameters, dimensions, materials,and/or configurations will depend upon the specific application orapplications for which the teachings is/are used. Those skilled in theart will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routineexperimentation, many equivalents to the specific implementationsdescribed herein. It is, therefore, to be understood that the foregoingimplementations are presented by way of example only and that, withinthe scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereto,implementations may be practiced otherwise than as specificallydescribed and claimed. Implementations of the present disclosure aredirected to each individual feature, system, article, material, kit,and/or method described herein. In addition, any combination of two ormore such features, systems, articles, materials, kits, and/or methods,if such features, systems, articles, materials, kits, and/or methods arenot mutually inconsistent, is included within the scope of the presentdisclosure.

In some implementations, a method is provided that includes processing,at a computing device, a first set of one or more images captured by acamera that is connected to the computing device. In some instances, thecomputing device provides access to an automated assistant. The methodfurther includes determining, based on processing the first set of oneor images, that a first user is located within a field of view of thecamera and is facing a display interface of the computing device,generating, based on determining that the first user is located withinthe field of view of the camera, user queue data that assigns the firstuser with a position in a priority queue and characterizes a timer that,when initialized, gradually decreases an amount of time remaining forthe first user to be assigned their respective position in the priorityqueue, processing, at the computing device and subsequent to generatingthe user queue data, a second set of one or more images captured by thecamera, and determining, based on processing the second set of one ormore images, that a second user is located within the field of view ofthe camera and that the first user is no longer facing the displayinterface of the computing device. The method further includes causing,based on determining that the second user is located within the field ofview of the camera of the computing device, the user queue data toindicate that the second user is assigned the position in the priorityqueue and the first user is assigned another position in the priorityqueue, and causing, based on determining that the first user is nolonger facing the display interface of the computing device, the timerto initialize in order to gradually decrease the amount of timeremaining for the first user to be assigned the other position in thepriority queue.

These and other implementations of the technology may include one ormore of the following features.

In some implementations, the method may further include prior todetermining that the first user is no longer facing the displayinterface of the computing device, causing, based on determining thatthe first user is facing the display interface of the computing device,the display interface to render personalized content that is based oncontent data associated with the first user. In some implementations,the method may further include subsequent to determining that the firstuser is no longer facing the display interface of the computing device,causing, based on determining that the first user is no longer facingthe display interface of the computing device, the display interface tono longer render the personalized content that is based on the contentdata associated with the first user.

In some of those implementations, the personalized content may identifya notification that is associated with an application that is separatefrom the automated assistant, and the content data is provided by theapplication. In some of those further implementations, the method mayinclude prior to determining that the first user is no longer facing thedisplay interface of the computing device, generating, based onhistorical interaction data characterizing one or more interactionsbetween the first user and the automated assistant, the content data. Inyet further implementations, generating the content data may includedetermining that the historical interaction data identifies othercontent that was previously rendered at the display interface of thecomputing device when the first user was facing the display interfaceand/or when the first user provided an input to the computing device. Insome instances, the content data may be void of the other content.

In some implementations, the method may further include causing, basedon determining that the first user is located within the field of viewof the camera, the display interface of the computing device to render agraphical element symbolizing the position being assigned to the firstuser, and when the first user is no longer facing the display interfaceof the computing device, and when the amount of time remaining for thefirst user to be assigned the other position has transpired, causing thedisplay interface of the computing device to no longer render thegraphical element symbolizing the position being assigned to the firstuser.

In some implementations, the method may further include when the firstuser is no longer facing the display interface of the computing device,and when the amount of time remaining for the first user to be assignedthe other position has transpired, causing the display interface of thecomputing device to render another graphical element symbolizing theposition being assigned to the second user.

In some implementations, the method may further include determining,based on processing the second set of one or more images, a distance ofthe second user relative to the display interface of the computingdevice, receiving, subsequent to determining that the second user iswithin the field of view of the camera, a touch input at the displayinterface of the computing device, and, when the distance of the seconduser relative to the display interface satisfies a proximity threshold,causing, based on the distance of the second user satisfying theproximity threshold, the display interface to render personalizedcontent using content data that is associated with the second user.

In some implementations, the method may further include determining,based on processing the second set of one or more images, a distance ofthe second user relative to the display interface of the computingdevice, receiving, subsequent to determining that the second user iswithin the field of view of the camera, a touch input at the displayinterface of the computing device, and, when the distance of the seconduser relative to the display interface does not satisfy a proximitythreshold, causing, based on the distance of the second user satisfyingthe proximity threshold, the display interface to render content usingguest-user content data.

In some implementations, determining that the first user is facing thedisplay interface of the computing device may include determining aseparate amount of time that the first user is facing the displayinterface satisfies a gaze threshold.

In some implementations, a method is provided that includes processing,at a computing device, a first set of one or more images captured by acamera that is connected to the computing device. In some instances, thecomputing device provides access to an automated assistant. The methodfurther includes, determining, based on processing the first set of oneor images, that a first user is located within the field of view of thecamera, generating, based on determining that the first user is locatedwithin the field of view of the camera, user queue data that assigns thefirst user with a position in a priority queue and characterizes a timerthat, when initialized, gradually decreases an amount of time remainingfor the first user to be assigned their respective position in thepriority queue, processing, at the computing device and subsequent togenerating the user queue data, a second set of one or more imagescaptured by the camera, determining, based on processing the second setof one or more images, that a second user is located within the field ofview of the camera, and causing, based on determining that the seconduser is located within the field of view of the camera, the user queuedata to identify the second user as being assigned another position inthe priority queue. In some instances, the position assigned to thefirst user is prioritized over the other position assigned to the seconduser. The method further includes processing, at the computing deviceand subsequent to generating the other user queue data, a third set ofone or more images captured by the camera, and determining, based onprocessing the third set of one or more images captured by the camera,whether the field of view of the camera includes the first user and/orthe second user. The method further includes, when the field of view ofthe camera is determined to include the second user but not include thefirst user, causing, based on the field of view of the camera beingdetermined to include the second user but not include the first user:the user queue data to indicate that the second user is assigned theposition in the priority queue and the first user is assigned the otherposition in the priority queue, and the timer to initialize in order togradually decrease the amount of time remaining for the first user to beassigned the other position in the priority queue.

These and other implementations of the technology may include one ormore of the following features.

In some implementations, the method may further include determining,based on processing the third set of one or more images captured by thecamera, whether the first user and/or the second user are facing adisplay interface of the computing device, and, when the field of viewof the camera is determined to include the second user but not the firstuser, and the second user is determined to be facing the camera, causingthe display interface to render personalized content that is based oncontent data associated with the second user.

In some of those implementations, causing the user queue data toidentify the second user as being assigned another position in thepriority queue may include causing the user queue data to characterizeanother timer that, when initialized, gradually decreases another amountof time remaining for the second user to be assigned their respectiveother position in the priority queue. In some of those implementations,the method may further include when the field of view of the camera isdetermined to include the second user but not the first user, and thesecond user is determined to no longer be facing the display interfaceof the computing device, causing the other timer to initialize in orderto gradually decrease the other amount of time remaining for the seconduser to be assigned the position in the priority queue.

In some implementations, the method may further include, when the fieldof view of the camera is determined to include the second user but notthe first user, and the second user is determined to be facing thedisplay interface of the computing device, causing the display interfaceof the computing device to render a graphical element symbolizing theposition being assigned to the second user in the priority queue.

In some implementations, the method may further include causing, inresponse to determining that the first user is located within the fieldof view of the camera, the display interface of the computing device torender another graphical element symbolizing the other position beingassigned to the first user, and, when the field of view of the camera isdetermined to include the second user but not the first user queue data,and when the amount of time remaining for the first user to be assignedthe other position has transpired, causing the display interface of thecomputing device to no longer render the other graphical elementsymbolizing the other position being assigned to the first user.

In some implementations, the method may further include, subsequent tothe timer initializing in order to gradually decrease the amount of timeremaining for the first user to be assigned the other position in thepriority queue, determining, based on processing another set of one ormore images captured by the camera, whether the field of view of thecamera includes the first user and/or the second user, and, when thefield of view of the camera is determined to include the first user,causing the amount of time for the timer to be reset to a non-zerovalue.

In some implementations, a method is provided that includes processing,at a computing device, one or more images captured by a camera that isconnected to the computing device. In some instances, the computingdevice provides access to an automated assistant. The method furtherincludes determining, based on processing the one or images, that a useris located within a field of view of the camera. In some instances, theuser is associated with personalized content that is accessible via theautomated assistant. The method further includes generating, based ondetermining that the first user is located within the field of view ofthe camera, user queue data that assigns priority to the user andcharacterizes a timer that, in real-time, gradually decreases an amountof time remaining for the user to be assigned the priority, determining,based on processing the one or more images, a distance of the user fromthe camera that is connected to the computing device, and, subsequent togenerating the user queue data and while at least some amount of timeremains for the user to be assigned the priority, determining that aninput has been provided to an interface of the computing device. Themethod further includes, when the distance of the user from the camerasatisfies a proximity threshold, causing, in response to the input beingprovided to the interface of the computing device, the computing deviceto render content that includes the personalized content, and, when thedistance of the user from the camera does not satisfy the proximitythreshold, causing, in response to the input being provided to theinterface of the computing device, the computing device to rendercontent that does not include the personalized content.

These and other implementations of the technology may include one ormore of the following features.

In some implementations, the method may further include the timer may beinitialized in response to determining that the user is within the fieldof view of the camera, and the method may further include, subsequent tothe amount of time remaining for the user to be assigned the priorityexpiring, determining that another input has been provided to theinterface of the computing device, and causing, in response to the otherinput being provided to the interface of the computing device and basedon the amount of time for the timer expiring, the computing device torender other content that does not include the personalized content.

In some implementations, the method may further include, when thepriority remains assigned to the user and the distance of the user fromthe camera satisfies the proximity threshold, causing the amount of timeto be increased in furtherance of causing the priority to be assigned tothe user for an additional amount of time.

In some implementations, a method is provided that includes rendering,at a touch-screen of a client device, both: a first selectable elementthat includes at least part of first access-restricted content for afirst user account and that, when selected, conditionally providesaccess to a first additional portion of the first access-restrictedcontent and/or enables editing of the first access-restricted content,and a second selectable element that includes at least part of secondaccess-restricted content for a second user account and that, whenselected, conditionally provides access to a second additional portionof the second access-restricted content and/or enables editing of thesecond access-restricted content. The method further includes detectinga touch-input, at the touch-screen, that corresponds to a selection ofthe first selectable element, and processing one or more images capturedby a camera of the client device to determine: that a user captured byone or more of the images corresponds to the first user account, and adistance of the user relative to the client device. The method furtherincludes determining, based on the distance of the user and based ondetermining that the user corresponds to the first user account, torender, at the touch-screen, the first additional portion of the firstaccess-restricted content and/or an interface that enables editing ofthe first access-restricted content.

These and other implementations of the technology may include one ormore of the following features.

In some implementations, determining, based on the distance of the userand based on determining that the user corresponds to the first useraccount, to render the first additional portion and/or the interface mayinclude determining to render the first additional portion and/or theinterface based on the distance satisfying a distance threshold. In someof those implementations determining, based on the distance of the userand based on determining that the user corresponds to the first useraccount, to render the first additional portion and/or the interface mayadditionally and/or alternatively include determining that the distanceof the user is closer to the client device than any additional distanceof any additional user detected in one or more of the image frames.

In some implementations, determining that the user captured by one ormore of the images corresponds to the first user account may includeprocessing one or more of the images using a facial recognition modelstored locally at the client device to generate a face embedding,comparing the face embedding to an embedding, for the first useraccount, that is stored locally at the client device, and determiningthat the user corresponds to the first user account based on thecomparison.

In some implementations, the method may further include, prior torendering both the first selectable element and the second selectableelement, processing one or more prior images from the camera todetermine that the user that corresponds to the first user account ispresent in one or more of the prior images and to determine that theuser that corresponds to the second user account is present in one ormore of the prior images. In some instances, rendering both the firstselectable element and the second selectable element may be responsiveto determining that the user that corresponds to the first user accountis present in one or more of the prior images and to determining thatthe user that corresponds to the second user account is present in oneor more of the prior images.

In some implementations, processing the one or more images captured bythe camera of the client device to determine that the user captured byone or more of the images corresponds to the first user account, and thedistance of the user relative to the client device, may occur responsiveto detecting the touch-input. In some instances, one or more of theimages may optionally be buffered prior to detecting the touch-input.

Other implementations may include a non-transitory computer readablestorage medium and/or a computer program storing instructions executableby one or more processors (e.g., central processing unit(s) (CPU(s)),graphics processing unit(s) (GPU(s)), and/or tensor processing unit(s)(TPU(s)) to perform a method such as one or more of the methodsdescribed above and/or elsewhere herein. Yet other implementations mayinclude a system having one or more processors operable to executestored instructions to perform a method such as one or more of themethods described above and/or elsewhere herein.

It should be appreciated that all combinations of the foregoing conceptsand additional concepts described in greater detail herein arecontemplated as being part of the subject matter disclosed herein. Forexample, all combinations of claimed subject matter appearing at the endof this disclosure are contemplated as being part of the subject matterdisclosed herein.

We claim:
 1. A method implemented by one or more processors, the methodcomprising: processing, at a computing device, a first set of one ormore images captured by a camera that is connected to the computingdevice, wherein the computing device provides access to an automatedassistant; determining, based on processing the first set of one orimages, that a first user is located within a field of view of thecamera and is facing a display interface of the computing device;generating, based on determining that the first user is located withinthe field of view of the camera, queue data that assigns the first userwith a position in a priority queue for the computing device andcharacterizes a timer that, when initialized, gradually decreases anamount of time remaining for the first user to be assigned theirrespective position in the priority queue for the computing device,wherein the priority queue controls output from at least one hardwareelement of the computing device; processing, at the computing device andsubsequent to generating the queue data, a second set of one or moreimages captured by the camera; determining, based on processing thesecond set of one or more images, that a second user is located withinthe field of view of the camera and that the first user is no longerfacing the display interface of the computing device; causing, based ondetermining that the second user is located within the field of view ofthe camera of the computing device: the queue data to indicate that thesecond user is assigned the position in the priority queue for thecomputing device and the first user is assigned another position in thepriority queue for the computing device; and causing, based ondetermining that the first user is no longer facing the displayinterface of the computing device: the timer to initialize in order togradually decrease the amount of time remaining for the first user to beassigned the other position in the priority queue for the computingdevice.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: prior todetermining that the first user is no longer facing the displayinterface of the computing device: causing, based on determining thatthe first user is facing the display interface of the computing device,the display interface to render personalized content that is based oncontent data associated with the first user.
 3. The method of claim 2,wherein the personalized content identifies a notification that isassociated with an application that is separate from the automatedassistant, and the content data is provided by the application.
 4. Themethod of claim 3, further comprising: prior to determining that thefirst user is no longer facing the display interface of the computingdevice: generating, based on historical interaction data characterizingone or more interactions between the first user and the automatedassistant, the content data.
 5. The method of claim 4, whereingenerating the content data includes: determining that the historicalinteraction data identifies other content that was previously renderedat the display interface of the computing device when the first user wasfacing the display interface and/or when the first user provided aninput to the computing device, wherein the content data is void of theother content.
 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the personalizedcontent is restricted content.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein therestricted content comprises a control interface for controlling anapparatus which is separate to the computing device.
 8. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising: causing, based on determining that thefirst user is located within the field of view of the camera, thedisplay interface of the computing device to render a graphical elementsymbolizing the position being assigned to the first user, and when thefirst user is no longer facing the display interface of the computingdevice, and when the amount of time remaining for the first user to beassigned the other position has transpired: causing the displayinterface of the computing device to no longer render the graphicalelement symbolizing the position being assigned to the first user. 9.The method of claim 1, further comprising: when the first user is nolonger facing the display interface of the computing device, and whenthe amount of time remaining for the first user to be assigned the otherposition has transpired: causing the display interface of the computingdevice to render another graphical element symbolizing the positionbeing assigned to the second user.
 10. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising: determining, based on processing the second set of one ormore images, a distance of the second user relative to the displayinterface of the computing device; receiving, subsequent to determiningthat the second user is within the field of view of the camera, a touchinput at the display interface of the computing device; and when thedistance of the second user relative to the display interface satisfiesa proximity threshold: causing, based on the distance of the second usersatisfying the proximity threshold, the display interface to renderpersonalized content using content data that is associated with thesecond user.
 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining,based on processing the second set of one or more images, a distance ofthe second user relative to the display interface of the computingdevice; receiving, subsequent to determining that the second user iswithin the field of view of the camera, a touch input at the displayinterface of the computing device; and when the distance of the seconduser relative to the display interface does not satisfy a proximitythreshold: causing, based on the distance of the second user notsatisfying the proximity threshold, the display interface to rendercontent using guest-user content data.
 12. The method of claim 11,wherein causing the display interface to render the content usingguest-user content data occurs in response to determining, by thecomputing device, that the distance of the second user does not satisfythe proximity threshold.
 13. A method implemented by one or moreprocessors, the method comprising: processing, at a computing device, afirst set of one or more images captured by a camera that is connectedto the computing device, wherein the computing device provides access toan automated assistant; determining, based on processing the first setof one or images, that a first user is located within a field of view ofthe camera; generating, based on determining that the first user islocated within the field of view of the camera, queue data that assignsthe first user with a position in a priority queue for the computingdevice and characterizes a timer that, when initialized, graduallydecreases an amount of time remaining for the first user to be assignedtheir respective position in the priority queue for the computingdevice; processing, at the computing device and subsequent to generatingthe queue data, a second set of one or more images captured by thecamera; determining, based on processing the second set of one or moreimages, that a second user is located within the field of view of thecamera; causing, based on determining that the second user is locatedwithin the field of view of the camera, the queue data to identify thesecond user as being assigned another position in the priority queue forthe computing device, wherein the position assigned to the first user isprioritized over the other position assigned to the second user;processing, at the computing device and subsequent to generating thequeue data, a third set of one or more images captured by the camera;determining, based on processing the third set of one or more imagescaptured by the camera, whether the field of view of the camera includesthe first user and/or the second user; when the field of view of thecamera is determined to include the second user but not include thefirst user: causing, based on the field of view of the camera beingdetermined to include the second user but not include the first user:the queue data to indicate that the second user is assigned the positionin the priority queue for the computing device and the first user isassigned the other position in the priority queue for the computingdevice, and the timer to initialize in order to gradually decrease theamount of time remaining for the first user to be assigned the otherposition in the priority queue for the computing device.
 14. The methodof claim 13, further comprising: determining, based on processing thethird set of one or more images captured by the camera, whether thefirst user and/or the second user are facing a display interface of thecomputing device; and when the field of view of the camera is determinedto include the second user but not the first user, and the second useris determined to be facing the camera: causing the display interface torender personalized content that is based on content data associatedwith the second user.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein causing thequeue data to identify the second user as being assigned anotherposition in the priority queue for the computing device includes:causing the queue data to characterize another timer that, wheninitialized, gradually decreases another amount of time remaining forthe second user to be assigned their respective other position in thepriority queue for the computing device.
 16. The method of claim 14,further comprising: when the field of view of the camera is determinedto include the second user but not the first user, and the second useris determined to no longer be facing the display interface of thecomputing device: causing the other timer to initialize in order togradually decrease the other amount of time remaining for the seconduser to be assigned the position in the priority queue for the computingdevice.
 17. The method of claim 14, further comprising: when the fieldof view of the camera is determined to include the second user but notthe first user, and the second user is determined to be facing thedisplay interface of the computing device: causing the display interfaceof the computing device to render a graphical element symbolizing theposition being assigned to the second user in the priority queue for thecomputing device.
 18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:causing, in response to determining that the first user is locatedwithin the field of view of the camera, the display interface of thecomputing device to render another graphical element symbolizing theother position being assigned to the first user, and when the field ofview of the camera is determined to include the second user but not thefirst user, and when the amount of time remaining for the first user tobe assigned the other position has transpired: causing the displayinterface of the computing device to no longer render the othergraphical element symbolizing the other position being assigned to thefirst user.
 19. The method of claim 13, subsequent to the timerinitializing in order to gradually decrease the amount of time remainingfor the first user to be assigned the other position in the priorityqueue for the computing device: determining, based on processing anotherset of one or more images captured by the camera, whether the field ofview of the camera includes the first user and/or the second user; andwhen the field of view of the camera is determined to include the firstuser: causing the amount of time for the timer to be reset to a non-zerovalue.